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Boone County Hospital August events

Staff Reports

Boone News-Republican

The following events will be held at the Boone County Hospital this month:

Childbirth Education will be offered Aug. 3, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., in the Boone County Hospital’s fourth floor conference room. Covered topics are childbirth preparation, infant care and breastfeeding. Lunch provided. Call the BCH Family Birth Center at 433-8400 to register. The next class will be offered Sept. 14.

The Alzheimer’s Support Group will be held Aug. 6, at 6 p.m., at Westhaven in Boone. This group meets the first Tuesday of every month. Jo Kline Cebuhar, an attorney who specializes in end-of-life issues, will be the guest speaker. If you have questions, call Angela Lewis, Beckwith Family Adult Day Services at 432-2275.

The Boone County Hospital Family Birth Center Sibling Class will be held Aug. 7, at 6 p.m., in Boone County Hospital’s fourth floor conference room. This sibling class for 2 to 10 year olds helps children prepare and accept the arrival of a newborn. To register, call the Birth Center at 433-8400. The next class will be offered Sept. 18

The Boone Blood Drive will be held August 12, from 1 to 6 p.m., at Central Christian Church. To schedule an appointment to give blood, call 1-800-287-4903. The drive is sponsored by the Boone County Hospital Auxiliary.

Sports Physicals will be held Aug. 13, from 6- 8 p.m., at Boone County Family Medicine. No insurance is filed. Cost is $25 at the time of service. Immunizations will also be available and billed to insurance. Individuals must be established patients of BCFM. To schedule an appointment, call 432-2335. The Ogden Clinic will have sports physicals on Aug. 5, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Call 275-2417. Madrid physicals can be scheduled Monday through Friday. Call 795-4300.

The Boone County Hospital Foundation’s Educating & Empowering U program will be held Aug. 20 at 12 p.m. in Boone County Hospital’s fourth floor conference room. “Healthy Eating on a Budget…True or False: It costs more money to eat healthy” will be presented by a HyVee dietitian. Learn lifelong strategies for eating healthy without breaking the bank. Lunch will be served. To register for this free program, call Sara Behn at 433-8470 or email her at sbehn@bchmail.org.